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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

phāsa (फास) [or फांस, phāṃsa].—m (pāśa S) A noose. 2 A snare (for birds or beasts) composed of a noose or nooses. 3 fig. Any embarrassing or encumbering business, appendage, or person. 4 A drag-load (confined by a phāsa or noose) of thorny bushes or of lopped leafy branches. 5 f (Or pāsa) The iron paṭṭī or share of a kuḷava. phāśīṃ dēṇēṃ To hang. 2 fig. To embarrass, entangle, involve. phāśīṃ-jāṇēṃ-caḍhaṇēṃ-paḍaṇēṃ To be hanged. phāśīṃ bharaṇēṃ-yēṇēṃ-lāgaṇēṃ To be entangled, lit. fig.

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phāsā (फासा) [or फांसा, phāṃsā].—m (pāśa S) A clasp or locket; a hook and eye; any catch to fasten (an ornament &c.): also the eye, ring, or hole, in which the hook is inserted. 2 A snare (for birds or beasts); a net or noose. 3 fig. Anything by which one is entrapped or entangled. phāṃśīṃ dēṇēṃ, phāṃśīṃ jāṇēṃ &c., phāṃśīṃ bharaṇēṃ &c. See these phrases under phāṃsa. phāṃsā ghālaṇēṃ-pasaraṇēṃ To spread a snare for. phāṃsā ṭākaṇēṃ To throw a noose over (to catch--as after the manner of the Retiarii).

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phāsā (फासा).—m (pāśaka S) A die. phāsā umagaṇēṃ-jāṇaṇēṃ-samajaṇēṃ To discern the ḍāva or cast of the dice (i. e. the fraudulent or secret design of). phāsā ṭākūna pāhaṇēṃ (To cast the die speculatively.) To make an adventure; to try one's luck. phāsā ṭākaṇēṃ (To cast the die.) To make a tentative offer or overture; to make a proposal (in buying, selling, contracting).

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

phāsa (फास) [or phāṃsa, or फांस].—m A noose. A snare. Any embarrassing business. phāṃśīṃ dēṇēṃ. To hang. To embarrass. phāśīṃ jāṇēṃ-caḍhaṇēṃ- paḍaṇēṃ To be hanged. phāṃśī bharaṇēṃ-yēṇēṃ-lāgaṇēṃ To be entangled.

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phāsā (फासा) [or phāṃsā, or फांसा].—m A clasp; a hook and eye; any catch to fasten. The eye, ring or hole. A snare (for birds or beasts); a net or noose. Anything by which one is entrapped. phāṃsā ghālaṇēṃ- pasaraṇēṃ To spread a snare for. phāṃsā ṭākaṇēṃ To throw a noose over, to catch. m A die. phāṃsā umagaṇēṃ-jāṇaṇēṃ-samajaṇēṃ To dis- cern the fraudulent or secret design of phāṃsā ṭākūna pāhaṇēṃ To try one's luck. phāsā ṭākaṇēṃ To make proposal.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Phāṣa (फाष).—adv. phāṣam (see a-phāṣa and s.v. sparśa- vihāra-tā; also the following items), comfortably: Kāśyapa Parivarta 141.8 (prose) sukhaṃ phāṣaṃ vihariṣyāmaḥ.

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Phāsa (फास).—adj. (= phāṣa, phāsu; see sparśa-vihāra- tā), agreeable, comfortable: noted only in v.l. of Kashgar recension -sukha-phāsa-vihārārthaṃ for Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 211.2 (prose); text omits phāsa with Nepalese mss.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Phāśa (फाश):—(a) exposed, uncovered, open(ed); disclosed, manifest; —[karanā] to expose; to disclose a secret that undermines somebody’s prestige.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Phāsa (फास) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit words: Spṛś, Sparśa.

2) Phāsa (फास) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Sparśa.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Phāśā (ಫಾಶಾ):—[noun] = ಫಾಸೆ [phase].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Starts with (+31): Phasa-Kana-Kara-Dini-Dishi, Phasa-na-phusa, Phasada, Phasadakhora, Phasadem, Phasadi, Phasaga, Phasagata, Phasagi, Phasahata, Phasai, Phasakala, Phasakana, Phasakatanem, Phasaki, Phasakka, Phasal, Phasalacakra, Phasalahangama, Phasalakheti.

Ends with: Anupphasa, Aphasha, Dhanaphasa, Dhashaphasha, Dhusaphasa, Duphasa, Duphasa, Dupphasa, Khashaphasha, Papphasa, Pardaphasa, Phapphasa, Phasaphasa, Phusaphasa, Phushphasa, Samphasa, Samphasa, Taphasa, Vaphasa.

Full-text (+4): Phasu, Aphasha, Phasa-na-phusa, Sparshaviharata, Phashaka, Sparsha, Phasakala, Sprish, Phasakatanem, Phushphasa, Phasaphasanem, Shikyapasha, Phasagata, Citanga, Phasa-Kana-Kara-Dini-Dishi, Phasada, Phasaki, Parada, Parda, Hridaya.

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